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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1972 03-22 CC MIN110 MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED MEETING OF MARCH 21, 1972 CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA March 22, 1972 The adjourned meeting of the City Council of the City of National City and the Redevelopment Agency was called to cyder at 7:30 p.m, by Mayor/Chairman Morgan. ROLL. CALL Council members present: Camacho, Reid, Waters, Morgan. Absent City administrative officials present: Foster, McLean, Minogue, Stenberg, Redevelopment members present: Camacho, Reid, Waters Absent: Hogue. Redevelopment administrative officials present: McLean, Osburn, Watts. : Hogue. Osburn, Morgan, Ballard, SALUTE TO FLAG AND INVOCATION The meeting was opened with salute to the Plag led by City Manager Osburn followed with invocation by Mayor Morgan,, HEARING The JOINT PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1233 AND APPROV- ING AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE TO THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN AND APPROVING THE FEASIBILITY OF RELOCATION FOR THE E. J. CHRISTMAN BUSINESS & INDUSTRIAL PARK is PROJECT NO, CALIF. R-127 was held at this time, City Clerk Minogue reported the Affidavits of Publication of Notice of the Public Hearing and the Affidavits of Mailing for both the Redevelopment Agency and the City Council were on file. Director Watts referred to a memorandum dated March 9, 1972 addressed to the Mayor and the Council and the members of the Redevelopment Agency with staff's reports in regard to :natters to be considered at this public hear- ing. Mr. Watts stated the memorandum and report included an analysis by the staff of applicable laws and regulations together with a study of exist- ing conditions in the area proposed to be added to the E. J. Christman Business & industrial Park No. I, Calif. R-127. Mr. Watts explained in de- tail the proposed modification of the Redevelopment Plan and the proposed ordinance to modify the Plan. Copies of the memorandum and attachments (Exhibit 1) and the Relocation Program (Exhibit 2) were given to the City Clerk and the court reporter who were present. Director Watts said the pur- poses of the hearing were to consider modification of the Redevelopment Plan for the E. J. Christman Business & industrial Park by (1) adding approx- imately 6,6 acres to the project; (2) adding an alternate use of commercial (in addition to the primary uses of automotive, .truck and related uses) to property inthe northwesterly corner of 24th Street and National Avenue; (3) to provide the Redevelopment Agency with some flexibility to establish- ing streets within the project area, and (4) to provide for some miscellan- eous changes in the Redevelopment PlanA all of which are non -substantive (clerical in nature) and have no major impact on conditions, land uses, controls or restrictions of the Redevelopment Plan. Mr. Watts covered in detail the proposed changes, ownership of land in question, the staff study showing the 6.6 acres were blighted areas and said that a major reason for adding the additional acreage to the project was to provide for a storm channel for the existing Paradise Creek. A map was displayed (Exhibit 6). Mr. Watts explained the changes in re- lation to the map. Mr. Watts spoke of assisting �. P persons, families and businesses in finding new locations outside the project area.. The addition of the 6 acres has been approved by the U. S. Department of Housing & Urban Development and the Agency is in receipt of a committment from the Federal Government to loan National City an additional $515, 000 to assist in re- development. Within the 6+ acres is realproperty owned by the City; if the City donates this triangular..shaped piece of ground southerly of 24th Street and westerly of Wilson Avenue to the project, the property will be appraised and the fair value of this City owned property will be placed on the Agency's books as a contribution to the project by the City of National City. There will be a condition that the local participation in the local 111 committments to theproject will be increased by approximately $100,000; this contribution will be in the form of cash or other resources the City might have to contribute. Mr. Watts said if tax allocation bonds are issued by the Redevelopment Agency of the City of National City pursuant to the California Community Redevelopment Law, then contributions by the City will be either eliminated or reimbursed after the issuance of tax alloca- tion bonds; further, on the subject of refinancing the project, the Redevel- opment Agency has elected to exercise an option granted by the Government to continue to receive 100% reimbursement for all relocation payments made, Director Watts continued, prior to this hearing the Redevelopment Agency staff analyzed the proposed Redevelopment Plan and modifications and found they were in conformance with the General Plan of the City. Also, a pre- liminary plan was approved by the City Planning Commission at the time when the subject 6.6 acres were included in the project; later it was necessary to reduce the size of the project; but the acreage under discussion this evening was once in the project and its proposed uses were approved by the Planning Commission, Mr. Watts said if the modifications are approved by the City Council, the acquisition of property from two private owners will be required and two businesses will have to be relocated. Director Watts concluded his report by saying: (1) the subject area pro- posed to be added to the project is blighted within the meaning of the California Community Redevelopment Law; (2) that redevelopment in conform- ance with the laws of the State of California is necessary and will promote the interest of the public health, peace, safety and welfare; (3) the pro- ject is financially feasible and economically sound; (4) the Redevelopmen i Plan as proposed is in conformance with the General Plan of the City of National City; (5) acquisition of private property would be required by adoption of this plan and Agency policy would provide for just compensation to the owners as provided by State law; (6) relocation of businesses would be required and is possible and a relocation program does exist and it does find the relocation of businesses is feasible and they could be relocated to other sites which are not less desirable than those they were now occupying, Director Watts said for the record, notice of this public hearing was pro- vided to property owners, tax entities, and others as required by law; in addition to the requirements of law, the Agency g y provided other persons and parties with notices of the hearing (it includes notices to: City Commission, Chamber of Commerce Citizens AdvisoryCommittee, f of is Planning f Comhe mission,eg Lt. Governor of the State of California, Comprehensive PlanningOrganiza- tion of San Diego County) . Mr, Watts stated neither he nor the City Clerk received any written negative comments; three letters were received support- ing the proposed modifications from the San Diego County Comprehensive Planning Organization (Exhibit 3) , National City Chamber of Commerce (Exhibit 4), Citizens Advisory Committee for Community Improvement (Exhibit 5), Director Watts said it was his recommendation and recommendation of staff that the proposed Redevelopment Plan be approved. R OBERT F. BOURNE, Attorney representing Southern California Plating Co., was present and said the Southern California Plating Co. was a lessee of one of the two commercial properties in the 6.6 acre area; they have a few comments they would like to make for the record: Southern California Plating Co, has been a partnership and has been within the bounds of National City for approximately 24 years and has provided National City with several million dollars worth of sales and over two million dollars worth of wages provided to employees, many of whom reside within the City of National City; they feel that the problems involved with their concern should at least be brought to the Council, realizing that the Council will not necessarily have a solution for theme Mr. Bourne stated Southern California Plating Co. was formerly located on Cleveland Avenue in a build- ing which was subsequently condemned and they were forced to move in Decem- ber, 1966; the cost that was involved in that move was over $60,000; they understand there is a maximum allowance of $25,000 for relocation expense; 3/22/72 112 with the increases in the cost of moving they estimate the cost in excess of $140,000; they agree with the Council and with the relocation of the redevelopment project and the group that the Council has appointed; they do believe that the area here was a blighted area but they don't agree that the entire 6 acres was a blighted area; they agree that the area south of 24thStreet and west ofWilson was, indeed, a blighted area; it contains nothing but marshland;it contains a slough which was highly unsanitary; they feel this was a most worthwhile project in that particular area but they don't feel that this same thing was true on the east side of Wilson Avenue. Mr. Bourne said they have considerable equipment within their r particular business which will have to be evaluated by the Redevelopment Agency; this equipment that they have is worth considerable money in place but was virtually worthless in value if it was moved; the equipment itself wi will be completely deteriorated and will disintegrate; there many special evaluations on their Y particular business including the fixtures, the equipment and it will take several types of appraisers to get that particular type of evaluation, especially under the criteria set forth in the California Code of Civil Procedure, Section 12488 which was applicable to their equipment; there can be no doubt about the fact that litigation will undoubtedly be necessary to settle this matter. Mr. Bourne continued. they have only been contacted once pertaining to the matter and that was by y Mr. Watts, never by their property owner; no settlement or agreement seems to be feasible at this time in view of the lack of contact; so they must assume then it must be settled in court; this in no way involves the re- lationship betWeen the landlord and the tenant; it should be pointed out to the Council this was strictly an evaluation problem, Mr. Bourne said they would like to comment on the following which may not be evident to some of the individuals that have been out to look at the property; they must con- sider whether or not, in fact, they feel that this was a good public pro; first of all, they were talking about one large contx uou P sec+t it was kind of unusual for them to be placed in a position whereeotheraebusinesse seem to be on the outskirts or on the edge of this and seem to have been s eliminated from the district) whereas, their business has been taken in; they feel total coordination within the project was a most importdmt factor and they didn't feel this was necessarily being accompii s hed withf the res- ent plan; they feel thatthe total cost of the pro ect that th P ticipating, this additional 6 or j ey were an•- two private ownershipor� acres, would be cut considerably if the and that they went headewi t h thep�cadls � within that area were eliminated land which was adjacent to the fxeewaydltMynal Boupro rnject with their donated e said usage of the property which the Southern California Platinge projected present- ly on was for possibly transient housingP t,. look- ed at extremelycarefully or motel, they fee7,/�ould be e ully and they would realize and know that any commercial or independent businessman that comes in to make an investment in th particular area, if he was there on a r • at mask on, he was afraid he was p' opztxoas day, unless he has a gas going to find that the odors from the meat packing companies which are both catty -cornered across Wilson and 24th Street and also on the other side of the freeway which would be enough that he may be a one time visitor but they were not going to have him back th second time; he didn't feel, the area was feasible for the uses they were reassigning to i t ; they felt that the relative cost of this acquisition tion for the benefits that would be derived to the redevelopment project ro 'ec or strip was not necessarily a good one; those were the basic points t air like to bring forth to the Council and they would appreciate Co Y would sideration. `here was discussion uncap s con Director Watts recommended they amend Ordinance 1233 which adopted the Re- development Plan by reading for the first time this eveninga new ordinance; p they would also recommend that the City Council adopt a resolution rov d . 9 ing for the execution of the first amendment to the Local Grant_ln-Aa Cooperation Agreement between the City and the Redevelopment Agency; id and Council takes those actions, then they would recommend that the Agency if bty resolution authorize that the Chairman of the ge cy by amendment to the Cooperation _® Agency execute that same first with these changes at this time.. Agreement; was yfur wou.ls� recommend they proceed Watts pointed out the changes on the displayed ther discussion. Director discussion.nap (Exhibit b mere was 3/22/72 113 Director Watts said under the existing regulations of the Department of Housing & Urban Development a business which was asked to relocate could be compensated for the cost of moving in one of two ways: they could either prepare an invitation to bid and ask commercial private moving companies to bid on the cost of moving them from their present location to another location for the personal goods which they own, not for real property; based upon the bids which are received, the Redevelopment Agency will either pay the mover which submitted the low bid for the actual cost of move or pay the cost of the low bid direct to the business and they will be moved and re-established at their new location; the cost of moving was limited with the charges of moving within a 50 ►mile radius; at the election of the business, they can choose to accept an alternate payment which was provided by the new law; any businessman would have to analyze the regulations which they have reduced to writing and which were now avai lable so they would determine which of these two payments were in their own best interests; the Redevelopment Agency will relocate and re-establish a bus iness at its new location for its fixtures and equipment which are its personal property. No one else spoke for or against the modification. Moved by Camacho, seconded by Reid, this hearing be closed and the ordinance be resented to the Council for first readin which was Ordinance No. 1303 and this ordinance be presented to the Council by title onlx. Carried by unanimous vote. Absent: Hogue. ORDINANCE NO. 1303, "An Ordinance of the Counci 1 of the City of National City Amending Ordinance No. 1233 to Provide for the Adoption of the Amended Redevelopment Plan and Approving Feasibility of Relocation for the E. J. Christman Business & Industrial Park I, Project No. Calif, R-127," was pre- sented. The title was read. Moved by Camacho, seconded by Reid, Resolution No, 10 610 be resented to the Council by title only.. Carried by unanimous vote. Absent: Hogue. RESOLUTION NO. 10,610, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY AUTHORIZ- ING THE EXECUTION OF AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE LOCAL GRANT-IN-AID AND COOPERA- TION AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY AND THE REEDE:VEL.OP- MENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY FOR THE E. J. CHRISTMAN BUSYNESS & INDUSTRIAL PARK I, PROJECT NO. CALIF„ R-127." Moved by Camacho, seconded by Reid, Resolution No. 10.,610 be ado ted. Carried by unanimous vote. Absent: Hogue. RESOLUTION NO. 72-8, "A RESOLUTION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AMENDMENT NO, 1 TO THE LOCAL GRANT-IN-AID AND COOPERATION AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CXTY OF NATIONAL CITY AND THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY FOR THE E. J. CHRISTMAN BUSINESS & INDUSTRIAL PARK 1, PROJECT NO, CALIF. R-127," was pre- sented. Moved by Camacho, seconded by Reid, theresolution be resented by title. Carried by unanimous vote. Absent: Hogue. The title was read. Moved by Waters, seconded by Camacho, Resolution No. 72-8 be ado ted. Carried by unanimous vote. Absent: Hogue. Moved by Waters, seconded by Camacho, he mee„ti,ns,,.be„ d� of n d. Carried by unanimous vote. Absent: Hogue. Moved by Camacho, seconded by Reid, the, meeting of the Relopmt�Agency� en be adjourned. Carried by unanimous vote. Absent: deveHogue. The joint zeeling: closed at 8:1' p.m. City Clerk Ciiiy of National City, Cal r fornia The foregoing minutes were approved by the City Council of National City at the regular meeting of A ril 4 1972. ti No corrections ri Correction as noted bel4ow Mayon",, 'City of' National City Californ: a 3/22/72 +.401.11110